Attorney: DOC does not have execution drug

Christopher Sepulvado is scheduled to be executed Feb. 5 for 1992 death of his stepson.

7:09 PM,
Jan. 24, 2014

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The Louisiana Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute child killer Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5. But it is trying to obtain some, defense attorney Gary Clements said today

The problem with that is it violates the protocol that states the drug, pentobarbital, is supposed to be in DOC's possession 30 days before a scheduled education. "So they failed on that," Clements said.

Will this mean another appeal on Sepulvado's behalf? Clements doesn't know. ...